by H. G. Wells · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780241387160
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«The War of the Worlds» is the science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published by Penguin in paperback (208 pages, in English).
An alien capsule lands on Horsell Common and initial curiosity turns to terror as the Martians emerge. Their fighting tripods and heat rays devastate England while humanity faces extinction. In the ravaged landscape, a man tries to cross the country to reunite with his wife.
First instalment of the War of the Worlds series. The War of the Worlds was originally published in 1898 and this Penguin edition is from 2018.
For readers of classic science fiction seeking the original English work that inspired the BBC drama.
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
